Oct 31 Watch 5:18 Brazil’s former leftist leader ‘Lula’ defeats incumbent far-right President Bolsonaro By Jane Ferguson, Charles Lyons Brazil will have a new president come January and he knows the job well. Former two-term President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by two million votes in Sunday's closely-watched runoff election. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports… Continue watching
Oct 31 Iran plans public trials for 1,000 protesters in Tehran By Associated Press The mass indictments announced on Monday mark the government's first major legal action aimed at quashing dissent since unrest erupted over six weeks ago. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 6:54 Israel holds fifth election in four years as Netanyahu attempts to regain power By Dan Sagalyn, Satvi Sunkara Americans are used to having a drawn-out election season, but in Israel, it has been nonstop for four years. Tuesday, the country's fifth consecutive election will get underway and Israelis will have to make a stark choice between different world… Continue watching
Oct 31 Top Biden administration envoy pushes back on criticism of Iran strategy By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A top Biden administration official is pushing back against growing criticism from Iranian American activists calling on the White House to abandon its efforts to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal. Continue reading
Oct 31 German Chancellor Scholz urges climate activists not to endanger others By Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is urging climate activists to show "creativity" and avoid endangering others after attacking art works and setting up blockades that allegedly delayed the arrival of a specialist rescue crew at an accident scene. Continue reading
Oct 31 9 people arrested in India during bridge collapse investigation By Ajit Solanki, Aijaz Hussain, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The collapse Sunday evening in Gujarat state plunged hundreds of people into a river, killing at least 134. Continue reading
Oct 31 South Korean officials face criticism over ‘manmade disaster’ in Halloween deaths By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean officials are facing tough questions about preparations for Halloween celebrations and demands for accountability after a crowd surge at the festivities left more than 150 people dead. Continue reading
Oct 31 Majority of Kyiv residents without water after barrage of Russian strikes By Andrew Meldrum, Sam Mednick, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The attacks on Monday morning knocked out water and power supplies in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet over the weekend. Continue reading
Oct 31 Brazil’s voters return Lula to presidency, right-wing Bolsonaro yet to concede By Diane Jeantet, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazilians have delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a divisive presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro's far-right politics. Continue reading
Oct 30 Lula edges ahead of Bolsonaro as final votes tallied in Brazil runoff election By Diane Jeantet, Carla Bridi, Associated Press Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva were very close in Brazil’s runoff presidential election with more than 97 percent of the votes tallied. Continue reading